Song Description
Recalls the "Camelot" era of JFK, opposes the actions
of the George W. Bush administration and looks forward
to electing in 2008, someone who will bring back Camelot.
| Song Length |
2:57 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Unique - Patriotic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Incensed |
Subject |
Hope, Justice |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
A CHANCE TO LIVE IN CAMELOT...AGAIN
NINETEEN SIXTY (1960) WAS A CHANCE,
JUST A FLEETING CHANCE TO LIVE IN CAMELOT
THROUGH OUR HISTORY WE'VE KNOWN
LEADERS WHO HAVE SHOWN HOW IT COULD BE
BUT WE'RE LOST RIGHT NOW IN FEAR AND ANGER,
IN DOUBLE-SPEAK WITH AN OILY SPIN
WHERE TRUTH CAN'T WIN
WITH THESE KNIGHTS OF THE TABLE SQUARE,
A BIASED SUPREME COURT HAS PUT THEM THERE
WHERE THEY CAN DESTROY EARTH, SEA AND AIR,
THICK HEADS AND THICKER SKIN
THEY'RER REPAYING THE RICH IN A MILLION WAYS,
IGNORING HOW MUCH CORPORATE CHEATING PAYS,
CREATING A FISCAL CRAZY MAZE
AND WARS WE'LL NEVER WIN.
YES WE HAD A LITTLE TASTE,
JUST A TEMPTING TASTE AND FEEL OF CAMELOT.
AND FOR SOME OF US THAT TASTE
CANNOT BE ERASED. IT'S IN OUR HEARTS.
NOW THE HOPE IS HERE THAT MAYBE, MAYBE
CAMELOT CAN COME AGAIN, AMEN, AMEN.
LET'S REVISIT OUR HONESTY,
OUR JUSTICE AND FAIR OPPORTUNITY
AND LIVE IN A FEEL-GOOD DEMOCRACY.
DO ALL OF THIS AND THEN
LET'S BE SURE OF OUR REASONS FOR WAGING WAR,
CLOSE THE WIDENING GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR,
REGAIN THE RESPECT WE HAD BEFORE
BUT HOW AND WHO AND WHEN?
BY TWO THOUSAND EIGHT (2008),
LET'S FIND US SOMEONE GREAT,
SOMEONE WHO'LL FIGHT TO GIVE US
A CHANCE TO LIVE IN CAMELOT.......AGAIN!
copyright Robert Arthur ASCAP